[Candy$Cars]

Hello fellow BHPians,

My brother's Figo is making this noise when the car is in accessory/on position and also when the engine is on. We are in Chamba(HP) and need to return home tomorrow - 4 hours journey. The nearest FORD ASC is 8 hrs away in Mandi.

Can Someone tell what the noise is and if it is safe to continue our journey back home?

Attaching the link -

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zjCSTMkvICM

(I have already posted this on the Figo thread but creating a new thread to get better visibility.)

[Jeroen]

That is a weird noise.

As it also shows up with the key in the ACC/On position it must be something that is electrically driven. I don't recognize the sound as such. But is easy to troubleshoot where it comes from. Just pull the fuses one by one. Go with the fuses with the highest rating down to the lowest. As soon as the noise disappears you have identified what is making the noise.

Are any aftermarket accessories installed?

Good luck.

Jeroen

[MT_Hyderabad]

Originally Posted by Candy$Cars

Hello fellow BHPians,

My brother's Figo is making this noise when the car is in accessory/on position and also when the engine is on.

The noise is from something that only should start when the engine is on. May be water pump or any fan etc.

Due to some wiring problem, it is starting without the engine turned on.

If I were you, I will drive to the nearest mechanic and get it checked. I don't have to go to authorised service centre for that.

You should not investigate further with the engine off, as that part may run dry and get damaged.

With the engine on condition your car should drive normally.

[Candy$Cars]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

That is a weird noise.

As it also shows up with the key in the ACC/On position it must be something that is electrically driven. I don't recognize the sound as such. But is easy to troubleshoot where it comes from. Just pull the fuses one by one. Go with the fuses with the highest rating down to the lowest. As soon as the noise disappears you have identified what is making the noise.

Are any aftermarket accessories installed?

Good luck.

Jeroen

Thank You Jeroen,

We will do this first thing tomorrow morning.
Yes, ambient lights for the footwell area have been installed around 2 years back (from Ford Service Centre). Could it be messing something?

Originally Posted by MT_Hyderabad

The noise is from something that only should start when the engine is on. May be water pump or any fan etc.

Due to some wiring problem, it is starting without the engine turned on.

If I were you, I will drive to the nearest mechanic and get it checked. I don't have to go to authorised service centre for that.

You should not investigate further with the engine off, as that part may run dry and get damaged.

With the engine on condition your car should drive normally.

We drove 2hrs with the noise to our hotel. Will take the car tomorrow to some mechanic after trying Jeroen's tip.
Thank you very much!

[MT_Hyderabad]

Originally Posted by Candy$Cars

Thank You Jeroen,

We will do this first thing tomorrow morning.
Yes, ambient lights for the footwell area have been installed around 2 years back (from Ford Service Centre). Could it be messing something?

We drove 2hrs with the noise to our hotel. Will take the car tomorrow to some mechanic after trying Jeroen's tip.
Thank you very much!

So what was the issue? Hope you got that resolved.

[Candy$Cars]

Originally Posted by MT_Hyderabad

So what was the issue? Hope you got that resolved.

Thanks, for asking!
We called a local mechanic in the morning. Surprisingly, the noise went away as magically as it had came.
So, we carried on with our journey back home. During the journey, it came on once or twice faintly and then went away again. There was no effect to the car's performance the whole time.
Will take the car to Ford next time we go to Chandigarh.

[svsantosh]

Originally Posted by Candy$Cars

My brother's Figo is making this noise when the car is in accessory/on position and also when the engine is on.

I think it is a petrol engine right? I suspect the coils have gone kaput. Else if it is the diesel pot check the injectors. The Rhythm/Beat is very similar to the firing sequence.

[Jeroen]

Originally Posted by svsantosh

I think it is a petrol engine right? I suspect the coils have gone kaput. Else if it is the diesel pot check the injectors. The Rhythm/Beat is very similar to the firing sequence.

Why would they make a noise with the engine switched off. In the Acc/on position they are not powered.

Jeroen

[Aviator_guy]

Could this noise be due to AC or radiator fan issue?

[Jeroen]

Originally Posted by Aviator_guy

Could this noise be due to AC or radiator fan issue?

The noise is present with the key in ACC position, so as I mentioned earlier you just need to pull the respective fuses to see when the noise stops. That will give an indication as to what is running which is not running.

On my Jeep I have had the additional electric cooling fan for when the AC clutch engages stay on with the ignition switched off. I managed to trace it to a faulty relais. Replaced the relais, problem solved.

It is likely to be something similar in this case. Something remains powered which should not.

Jeroen